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Updated Apr 2026

Gemma 3 27BvsQwen3.6 Max Preview

Gemma 3 27B is cheaper than Qwen3.6 Max Preview at $0.09/M vs $1.04/M input tokens.

Gemma 3 27B and Qwen3.6 Max Preview compared across 49 shared prompts
SpecGemma 3 27BQwen3.6 Max Preview
Input price$0.09/M tokens$1.04/M tokens
Output price$0.17/M tokens$6.24/M tokens
Context window—262K tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2025Apr 2026
Our Verdict
Gemma 3 27B
Gemma 3 27B
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Gemma 3 27B costs 37x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemma 3 27B
Input
$0.09
12× cheaper
Output
$0.17
37× cheaper
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Input
$1.04
Output
$6.24

Gemma 3 27B is cheaper on both: 12× input, 37× output.

Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

Gemma 3 27B4 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.08 in·$0.16 out·131k·99.9% upPParasailfp8$0.08 in·$0.45 out·131k·99.9% upNNovitabf16$0.12 in·$0.20 out·98k·82.1% upNNebiusfp8degraded$0.10 in·$0.30 out·110k·70.9% up
Qwen3.6 Max Preview1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$1.03 in·$6.16 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
49%

Gemma 3 27B uses 6.8x more transitions

Gemma 3 27B
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
55%Vocabulary62%
15wSentence Length21w
0.44Hedging0.22
5.2Bold3.8
4.1Lists2.9
0.42Emoji1.88
0.19Headings0.62
0.12Transitions0.02
Based on 29 + 26 text responses
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